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What are the rules on businesses that wish to only hire attractive females?
Many businesses feature beautiful female employees as part of their business plan and service offering. Examples include:
Hooter's waitresses
Sportclips stylists
A small chain of drive-thru smoothies in my area that feature bikini clad hotties with…
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Who is in charge of Vatican City when there is no Pope?
Vatican City is an absolute monarchy with the Pope as its head. What happens when there is no Pope? Is there an official provision dictating who governs, or is there simply no head of state until a new Pope is selected?
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When Mr. Incredible saved a man from killing himself, is he really liable for damages?
If you're not familiar with The Incredibles, at the start, a man falls off a skyscraper (intending to commit suicide), and Mr. Incredible jumps off another roof-top and catches him, stopping him from dying (but he seemingly suffers a broken neck…
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Is the bus driver forced to break a law when allocated more students than the maximum capacity of the bus?
At the high school I go to, our school district's transportation department (likely due to budget reasons) has allocated more students onto one bus than its maximum capacity, resulting in kids sitting in the aisles, or hanging off of a seat. I've…
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My bag falls off the overhead rack of a train onto the seat below. In case of damage or injury, who is liable and what to do?
In most long-distance trains, notably in Europe, there are big racks for the larger bags and a shelf above the seats that runs the entire length of the car for smaller ones. The latter is also used for large suitcases when the train is rather…
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In the US, why are companies giving big "let go" package to people they want to let go?
It is shown in movies and is probably true, such as in the movie Jobs about Steve Jobs, that when he came back to Apple as the CEO, he found out who was not productive or who were probably not inline with his operating style, and gave them a big…
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Is it legal to use force against a person who is trying to stop you from rescuing another person?
Alice has been severely injured or is otherwise in danger. Eve wants to help Alice, but Bob is somehow preventing her from getting to Alice. Assume that Bob is not threatening to harm Eve; he is only preventing her from helping Alice. Perhaps Eve…
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Is it legal to publish a cease and desist letter that I have received?
I've received a cease and desist letter for defamation from a local businessperson that I believe to be without legal basis - the actionable statements listed are clearly statements of my opinion. Would it be legal to publish this letter publicly,…
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Ordered to unlock my car trunk. May I lawfully refuse?
Consider the hypothetical situation where I am stopped by a patrol officer. After handing over the required documents (driver's license, vehicle registration, proof of insurance), he orders me to unlock the trunk. Clearly, this is for the purpose of…
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If my electronic devices are searched, can a police officer use my ideas?
On my phone, I have many different ideas for startups, books, and other creative endeavours. Most of them are probably (or certainly) worthless, but a few have some potential. As I understand it, these ideas aren't protected by intellectual…
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Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress?
Can a soldier be court-martialed for revealing intelligence while in duress? Let's say a soldier is captured and then tortured by Russian agents to reveal critical top-secret intelligence to the Russian government. Can the soldier be then…
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Can a website incur liability for linking to a funding campaign for a lawsuit against it?
A large website that hosts user-created content has recently announced that it is redacting links to a fundraising campaign for a lawsuit against it "under direction from [its] legal team." Is there a theory of liability under which there is some…
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What's the difference between a share and a stock?
In my company constitution I found the following:
At any time, the directors may allot and issue unissued shares subject to clause 8, or grant options over
unissued shares, on any condition and at any time they see fit, taking care to preserve…
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Is there any specific law outlawing private nuclear weapons?
I am not asking about any indirect or circumstantial restriction. Is there any law in any country preventing me from owning a nuclear weapon there? Is it a plutonium license or something specific to nuclear weapons?
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What is the intent of Donald Trump's $200k bond?
As a non-American I was trying to understand the idea behind bail in the US and it seems to be a monetary deterrent large enough to make you go to court (assuming that you care about the money), but without crippling your life until then.
Donald…
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